U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley accused Russia of violating sanctions on North Korea, during a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York on Friday.

Haley’s comments follow U.S. Treasury Department sanctions against a Russian bank issued earlier in the day, the latest in a series of apparent reminders that Washington wants to maintain a maximum pressure approach to the DPRK.

“Credible reports of Russia violating UN Security Council resolutions on North Korean laborers working abroad are deeply troubling,” Haley said at the UN.

“These reports are especially concerning as they come just one month after